Okada riders

The clashes between the police and ‘retired’ Okada riders by the Lagos State government was an eye opener on the danger that this cult of a people constituted to the peace and security of the state otherwise known as the Centre of Excellence.

First at Ijora Badia and later Iyana Ipaja, the clashes, which left in its trail many casualties including several other losses, had done nothing but vindicated as well as justified the decision by the state to ban the commercial motorcycles and their counterparts in the tricycle business.

Truth is that a majority of the riders are not …